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ricTUALLING.OFFICE, Nov. 24th, '49. HE CO4I.IIIISSIONERSfor nCTUALING - 2 - His Maje,ty's Navy do hereby give'Notice, That on Tuesday the 19/4 Decembet next, they will be ready to receive Tenders, in vraing (sealed up), and treat fcr the supplying (on separate. c- , nivac7s) of what SEA PROVISIONS, FRESH BEEF, ana RU M, may he required for the use of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels dt Swansea, for twelve months certain, and further,. until six months warning shall be given. The mode of payment to be by 'Bills, payable with Interest, Ninety Days after . Date. The Conditions :o1 the Contrat7s may be tern at the Secrelaty's Offiee, at this Office, or ly applying to the Collet7or of .Customs, at Swansea. Plco regard will be had to any Tender in which the Pi ice shall No be inserted in words at length, or that shall)zot he delivered ta the Board before One o'clock on the said Tuesday the igth of December next, nor unless the Pirson who makes the Tender, or Joule Person an his behalf, attends, to answer,. when called for. . • ICTUALLINC.OFFICE, ar 9. COMMISSIUNERSJ . or ICTUALLING 11 - MAJEST Y'S NAVY da hereby'giVe Notice, That. . on uchlty, the 514 December next, they -will be rea4 to receive Tendert, in wring (sealed up), and tree for One lispidred Tone of "V 011ACCO, and from Fifty to One -Hundred Tont COCOA; to• be delivered, one half thereof in a Month, and the remain i ng half in a Month afterwards, into His Majtsty's Pidualling St-res at Deptford; and to be paid by Billi'pgra ele, with Interest, Ninety' , Days.after' date. •• • The Conditions of the Contrails may be seen at the Secretary's No regard will be had to any Tender in' which. the Price shall hat be insertedin words at length, or that shall not bc'deliz•e;ed to the Board before One o'Clock on the said Tuesday the - s :b Deccrn- Ldr nor unless the Person who snakes the Tender, or some Perron on his behalf, attends, to answer, when called for. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Nov. 13, 1809. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of MA- YgsrPs ORDNANCE .do hereby give Notice, tha: Proposals will be received at their Office, in Pall. Mall, on or hricre Alondqy, the 4th Diy of December next, from such Pep iois as may be desirous of undertaking the Supply of the Cuanti_ tie: and Description of TI MBE R. undermentioned, for Service of the Royal Carriage Department at Woolwich, where the De. - iiiieries are to be made, viz. }lowed. Elm Timber S 6 inches Elm Plank 5 inches Loads: 1 4 00 Zoo Zoo, Ash Fellies, 4by 4 inches .. to,ooo Oak Spokes, chopped for sft. Wheels ifo,ono Elm Stocks, chopped 2 18 by ;8 inches zoo and bored Prs. S 14 by 14 - Oak Blocks for Tra- iz Prs. Lt. yelling Carriages 6 Prs. Hy. free of Sap 3 Prs. 74 1 0:0 0 s°' 25 ire Moiety (61 each Dimensions)of the Elm Plank, Ash Fellies, Qak Spokes, Elm Stoehr, and Oak Blocks, must be delivered into Store by the 3oth guise next, 'and the Remainder on or before the 3otb September . fallowing. Of the hewed Elm Timber, loco Loads must 62 supplied by the said 3oth June; and the Remain. doe on or be/brethe said 3ptir September following. • No Tender will be received /or less than loo" Loads of the heWed Elm Timber, no Stick of which must be under So feet of the Elm Plank. No Tender Will be received for less than p Loads,and whii-h is not to be under IS inches broad, and in lengths of 10 ' feet at the least. . .Of the remaining Articles, no Tender fir less than the follOw irw Zrantitfes of either eon be noticed, viz. Ash FcHies - Oak Spokes . Elm Sto,:ks - r 12 PIS. Qak Blocks • 6 3 Lt. Hy. Hy: Icoo rurshe; Particulars, together with the Term's' and Conditions of the contract may be known, upon Application at the Secretary's Office, in Pall-Mall aforesaid; any elqy between the hours of Ten and Four o'clock, Where the Proposals must be delivered, sealed up and indorsed, " Proposals for English . Timber," but no Proposal can be admitted alter the said 4th December l 'at Twelve Q'Clock at Noon of the same day ; 'neither will any Tender be no ticed, unless the Party making it,' or an Agent in his behalf, shall attend. Sy Order 'of rhe Board, R. H. CREW,' Sec, EXCHEQUER BILL OFFICE, Nov to, 1309. All Exchequer Bill: dated in the Month of December, ISA TO BE PAID OFF'. THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS of His MA yEsTV's TREASURY having given Direciions for pay.. ing-off the Principal of the above-mentioned Exchequer Bills, with the loterest due the,•eon, at the Exchequer Bill Office,in the Receipt of Exchequer, New Palace Yard, Ife.stmint - ter, on Friday the ' 2.2 i Day of December, 18c9. Attendance will be given daily (Sundays and Holidays . excepted) until and Int-Wing Tuesday the 12th December front Ten o'Clock in the Morning till One in the Afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the same. And for the greater dispatch; the Bearers of the said Bills are desired to bring. Lists thereof, - containing the Numbers, in NumeilCal Order,. according to the Dates of the. said Bills, and Commencement of Intereet,.with the principal Sums and Interest due thereon, corn putedirom, hot excluding the Dqy : ron which they are respeElive iy dated, to the raid 22d Day of December, inclusive, when: the Imes est will cease; and the said Bearers (being Holders or mot) ere indispensably required to indorse , each Bill with• tb.:r usual Signature ; and ro write their Names and: Re. ,sidence at the baton: of their List ; and they are moreover reguir.: ed to attend the Exchequer Bill Office for Payment, and to re. ceive the Arra> Bills, and give the Receipts for the . same. If any of the Holders of the aforesaid Bills should be desirous of receiving payment of the Principal and Interest previous to the ; said 27.1 Day' of December, they may be accommodatcd, on com puting the Interest to the Dqy on which they wish to bo paid, ana leaving the said Bills for examination one dey prior thereto, Such 4'ersons as may be desirous of having New Exchequer Bills in whole or in part Payment of Principal, upon marking New Bills, and mentioning the Amount, at the bottom of _zheir Lists, delivered on or before the t2tb of December, may be acc,,m. 'lodated with New Bills, carrying an 1:1tel - est of Three-pence One Farthing by the Day, on every One Hundred Pounds, which said New Bills will be'ar Date the said zsd Day of Dec.;Kber, and will be delivered on Friday; the a9tb D,Cember, and t6efollowing Days; N. B. All Exchequer Bills dated prior 16 November, 18:- , S, have been advertised to be paid of, and the Interest thereon ha. i 7b3a ,tdated itt INhvembee be paid on the 24th instant. LOADOIV GAZETTZ EX7'RAO7.DIAVARY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 9 . Admirally-Office, /lov. 29, 1809. The Honourable Lieutenant William W aldegrave . of the Ville de Paris, arrived here this morning with dispatches from Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood; Commanders in Chief _of his Majesty's ships. and vessels in the Miditerranean, addressed to the Hon. William Wellesley Pole, of ,which the folio \‘ in are copies Ville de Paris' aff St. Selaslian, Oaaer 30, 1 sog. Six—;;y my letter of the 16th of September, their Lo?dships would be infor►ned of _tile intelligence I htd received'relinive to the intended rnOvements of the French squadron, and of my reasons for,chang: ing my station to Sebastian. •While on this station, on the night of the 223 instant, the Ponaone joined, and Captain 'Barrie (who, with indefatigable perseverance, had, with the Alc:2ste, watched the - port of Toulon) informed me, Mat the day before, seveeal "of the..:enemy'o squadron had put to sea, that others were coming out ILheit he left them, and that there was every appearance of the whole fleet being on the . move from the harbour. • They had a numerous convoy with them, and,.as this movement, was made with the first of. an eastetlk Wind:, there was little doubt of their being bound to the westward. I inimedi. ately made the nece6sary. signals for the - squadron to be prepared for their reception, and placed the thre e frigates and sloop, Pomona, Hydra, Volonian - a, and Minstrel, to windward, to give notice of the ene- try's approach. On tie following morthing,, the 2 • soon after eight o'clock, the Volontaire mar . le, the signal for a fleet to the eastward ; while they continued to come down 'before'thewind, no alteration- was-Made in the s ! ritiadron,excep( by advancing' two fast=sa& ing ships,. the Tigre.. and Butwarl, At ten, the Pomone made the signal, that the' enemy had haul ed to the wind, and the convoy 'separating from .the ships - of war (which: were now discovered to conilsi of three ships 'Of the line only, two frigates; two smaller frigates, or store ships, and a convoy, of about twenty sail of vessels) I ordered Rear-Admi ral Martin to chase them, and eight of the best-sail , .1 ing ships, which, standing . 'on contrary tacks, might take advantage of the' changes of the wind, which was then variable. • At two, P. M. the Pomone having got far to wind ward, was direeted by signal to deitroy such of the convoy as could-become up,witi) and in. the even ing she burnt two brigs, .two bombards, and a ketch . The enemy before dark was otit of sight, and the ships chasing not much 'advanced were standing to the northward; while the squadron wiih s me 'stretched to the -SouthWard. The next morning neither the French nor our own chasing ships were in Sight: This "morning Rear-Admiral ,Martin joined with his division, as named in the margin*, having again fallen in with the enemy on the 24th, off the-en trance of the Rhone, and on the 25th they. chased them on ':shore ; the Robust, of 84 guns, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Boudain, and ay.: Leon, of 74, off Frontignan, were the day followiu set" fite to by them Selves. The jioree, of 74 guns, and.a frigate, ran on shore ,at the entrance of the port of Cette, where there is little probability of either of them being saved. I cannot sufficiently express the high saitisfaction I I• have felt at the intrepid perseverance of Rear-Ad miral Martin, and of the Captains of the ships who Were with him in the pursuit. Nothing leSs ar dent, or less skilful, . would have produCed-a result so fortunate, where the coast near the Rhone is ex-- ceedingly shpal and dangerous, so that ,some of the_ : ships were in five and six fathom water, the , wea ther- thick, .and the south-east wind blowing strong.,, I inclose to you, Sir, Rear-Admiral Martin's let ter ; and beg to congratulate their Lordships on three great ships of the enemy being thus destroyed; with out the smallest resistance on their part, or a shot. I ?eing"fired by the British ships, except a few by the Tigre at the Boree,when she was pushed ashore a . . Cette; . of the two frigates, the Pomcine and Pauline, one hauled her wind Some time in the night; and fetched into Marseilles road.: The other part of the French squadron are found to remain in Toulon by the ships which hatie since examined that port. I have the honour to be, &c. • (Signed) COLLINGWOOD. Canopus, at Sea, Oct. 27, 1809. MY LORD—In obedience to the signal for the Canopus to chase E. N. E; I stood that way the witole of the night of the 23d, and the followtng clay, in company with the Renown, Tigre, Sultan, Leviathan, and Cumberland; in the 'evening, four sail were seen, to which we immediately gave chase, and pursued theni till after dArk ; when, , troin shoal water - , and the wind being direct on the shore, near • Canopus, Renown, Tigre, 'Sultan, Levipthan, and Cum berland. the entrance of the Rhone, it became necessary to keep to the wind during the night. The following. morning, the 25th, the same ships were again seen, and chased bet Ween Cette and Frontignan, where • they' ran on shore; two of them (an eighty gun ship, bearing a Rear-Admiral's flag, and a seventy . at . th6 latter place, and one• ship of the line and a frigate gat . the former. From the shoal water and intricacy of the navigation, it 'was linpOssible - tO get close enough to the enemy's two line of battle ships -near Frontignan, to attack them when on shore.; for, in. attempting to do so, one of his Ma jesty's ships was under. five fathoms water, and ano ther in less than six. On the 26th, I sent the boats to sound, meaning if possibly to buoy the Channel (if any had : been found) by which the enemy's ships could be attack ed but at night we had the satisfa&ion to see them set on fire. From the circumstances under which the ship and frigate 'ran on shore at the entrance of the port of '1 Cette, - I 'have little doubt the former will be lost; and the frigate must .certainty have received consi-f derable damage ; but they cannot be got at on ac count of the batteries. 'Your Lordship must be well aware that nothing but the great press of sail cirried by his Majesty's ships, and the good look-out kept, could have 'enal bled them to close with those of the enemy, frorn'i t he distance they were at the time they commenced: the chase.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) G. MARTIN. Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood, Com mander in Chief, &c. &c. &c. Ville de Paris, off R9ias, Auvember 1,,1809. . SlR—When the enemy's convoy . - ..vas Chased, on the 23d ult. their transports se,parated from the ships. or war, and, under the protedion of an armed store-ship, two bombards, and a zebeck, made for tiNe 'Bay of Rosas. When the ships of war were disposed of, as related in my letter of yesterday, the convoy became the.objed of my attention, and, on the 29th, the Apollo was soot off Itosas to examine -.what,vessels were there, and how far they were in a situation assailable. The next day I appointed the ships, as. per mar- gin-*,; for this service, under the orders of Captaiit Hallowell, to bring them oat if the wind was fa vourable', or otherwise to destroy them. The state Of , the wind and sea would not perm it this operation until last night, when, after dank, the ships - bore up - for the Bay, and anchored about five miles from th e castle of Rosas, under the protection of which castle, of Trinity-Fort, and of several other newly-ere Lied batteries, the convoy, consisting of eleven vessels.: -five of them armed, as per accompanying list, were moored. The boats being arranged in separate divisions, the whole were put under the orders of Lieutenant Tailour, First Lieutenant of the Tigre,, and pro ceeded to the attack of the enemy, who, although be could have had no previous intimation of sail an enterprize against him, was found vigilant and coM-, pletely upon his guard. The ship, which was• a smaller, sort , of frigate, was inclosed in boarding nettings, and a gun-boat ,advanced a-head of' her for the look-out; on being hailed; and the alaim gun fired, our boats stretched our 5 the crews, at the` highest pitch of animation, filling the air with their cheers - ; each division took the part priviOusly al lotted to it ; the .armed Ship was boarded at all points, and carried in . a. few minutes, -notwithstand ing a-spirited and 'sturdy resistance which the ene- • my • Made.; all their armed. vessels were, well de fended, but the British searnen and marines deter mined to subdue theca, were not to be repelled, • even by a force found to be double that which; Was a expeaed; and besides. the opposition made by the vessels, :the guns from the castle, the forts in the Bay, the gun-boats, and musketry from the beach, kept a constant are on them.. On the open ing of day, every ship or vessel was either bnrnfor brought off, aided by the.light winds, whick then came • from the land, and the whole of the cdnvoy that came from Toulon for': he sripply of the French army in Spain has been destroyed, with the excep. - tion of one frigate, which escaped to Marseilles, and one store-ship, not,since heard of. 1 • , I cannot conclude this narrative without an ex pression of the sentiment which the execution of this bold enterprize has inspired me with, .and the respea and admiratian I feel for those who per-. I formed , it. In the first place,, success greatly depended upon the previous arrangement, which was made by Cap tain Hallowell, with. - a judgment and foresight that distingukhes that officer in every service he is em- - pl6yed on; - the division of the boats, the prepara tions of fire materials, and prbviding them with every implement that contingency could require, established confidence throughout the whole . ; and in this he was ably assisted by the experience and * Tigre, Cumberland, Volotaire, Apollo, Topaz°, Phi. lonic', Scout, and Tuscan. zeal of Captains Wodebouse, Bullen, Taylor, an l Hope. The brigs were under sail, as rear the yes' sets attacked as the light winds would - allow, and Captain Hallowell speaks in high terms of praise, of the condo& of theirs Commanders, Crawly, Raitt, and Wilson. The First Lieutenant, Tailour, led to the assault in a most gallant manner, and was fol lowed by the other officers, as, if each was ambitious of his place, and• desired to be first ; the whole party • bravely maintained the character which British sea men have established for themselves. I am sorry I have to add, that the loss has bees considerable, of which I inclose a list. Lieutenant Taitt, of the Volontaire, an excellent and brave young officer, and Mr. Caldwell, Master's : Nlate of the Tigre, a youth of great promise, were the only' officers slain. Many officers in the fleet were desirous of being vohintt!ers in this service. I could not resist the earnest request of Lieutenants Lord Viscount Bal gonie, the Hon. J. A. Maude, and the Hon. W Valdegrave, of the Ville de Paris; to have the com mand of boats, in which they displayed that spirit which is inherent, in them. I transmit also Captain Hallovvell's letter, relating his proceedings, with Hats of the officer* who com manded boats, and had 'appointments in this ser vice,' and of the vessels burnt and captured. I have the honour to be, &c. • (Signed) COLLINGWOOD. P. S. I have - charged Lieutenant Waldegrave, of the Ville de Paris, with the delivery of 'my dis patches.; 11, an officer of great merit, and who corn -111,nd;:d one of the boats employed ort,lbit"service. . , His Majesty's ship Titre, off Cape Si. "Sebastian; Nou.'l, 1 809 . • MY"LORD—In Obedience to your Lordship's order ; of the. 30t h ultimo, I proceeded to the Bay of Rosas, with the ships and sloops named in the margin , where, finding it impraEticable- to attack the ene" my's convoy while under weigh (the wind being at S. E.. and a heavy swell), I anchored the' ships of the squadron, yesterday evening after dark, about five miles off the tow, of Rosas, and detached alt the bOats, under the command of Lieut. Tailour, First of the Tigre, to destroy them ; the spirited manner in which . he led . them on to the attack, corn" manded the admiration of every one present ; an d the gallant manner in which he was supported, re .fleBs the highest honour on every person 0 1 1''`-' vea, . On this service. - - I have the honour to inclose a flat of vessels Cr' tured and destroyed on this occasion; and 'vtril2ll your Lordship is informed that the enemy was aware of our intention to attack him, and had taken the precaution of fixing boarding nettings, and plac iP g 3' e• • launcb'with a gun iti' it in advance, to gibe 10111 notice of our approach, and .that the vessels were . also defended by the very,-strong batteries on shore, trust your Lordship will considEr it equal in gal lantry and judgment to any exploit that has occur' 0 4 nod& your Lordship's command. Our loss has been severe, and among the list of .killed I have to lament the lass of Lieut. Taitt, of tl'g Volontaire, of whom Capt. Sullen speaks in 13 1 0 terms, as an officer whO has distinguished himsel t opon many occasions; and Mr. Caldwell, Alaster'4- Mate of the Tigre; the latter has left a wido's cd mother, in distressed circumstances, who looked t ° him for comfort and support. Among the wounded,, are Lient. Tailour, of the Tigre,. and Lieut. Forster' of the Apollo, seve ely. .The brigs were di titled to keep under 7eigh, and were in an admirable situation, at day-light, to 110 e/ given assistance. had it been necessary. 1 have the honour also to- inclose a list of the ofg' cers employed on the service, and I have only to state, that their condua, and that of the seamen an d , marines under their command, was such as to e 3 "- - * ceed any encomium from my pen, and entitles theal to my warmest thanks and approbation. I have the honour• to be, &c. • (Signed) B. HALLOWEL,I.. A list .of ships and vessels captured and• distroyed by tl boats of the squadron under the corrinn,nd of 13enja nft Rallowell, Esq. Captain of His Majesty's ship the Tigfc,' in the Bay of Roses, on the morning of the Ist of NOV'' her, 1809.' Armed store ship La• Lemproye, Bertault Brectrcete! Lieutenant del Vaisseau, Commander, of • 16 nine-pound er ; i 6 men, ansi 600 tons, burnt.--Pierced for 22 guns t main deck.—Vessel of war. Bombard, La Victoire, Garribon, Ensign de Vais seati ...: Commander, of 14 six-pounders, and 8o men, burnt. Vessel of war. Felucca L'AssaCien, R ouve, master, 425 muskets, Oc t 1° men, burnt.—Transport belonging to Government. L'Union-, of iso tons, burnt.--Landed her cargo. La Bien Arnie, of 150 tons, laden with biscuit, burnt. , Notre Dame de Rosaire, of Ijo tons, burnt:—Land ed cargo. L le ed lucc h a err N a o g tr o e . Dame De 'Grace, of go tons, burnt.-- e au, Bombard, Le rondier, Coreille, Ensign de Vaiss_,/at Commander, of 8 six-pounders, and 4; men, laden biscuit, taken. Transport belonging to t.iovernrnent., Xebeck, Le Norinande, Arliaut, Ensign - de Commander, of to lour-pounders, and men , tar- Vessel of war. Le Dragon, of zoo tons, laden with biscuit, taken. taken. I.' (Julien; of zoo tons, laden with coB. o rnanAfi L) o( w Hou r ' (Signed) the A Return of the Killen and, Wounded in the at _oraDcri Et.emy's Vessels, on the morning ofthe zest of Nov' Killed—lames Caldwell, mater's mate; Thomas 1 0 ?. e ,',„, able; Alexander Duncan, ditto; lames Anderson lai`ver, 's Wounded—lohn Tailour, Lieutenant, "sever el y ; V • :revYo Midshipman, ditto ; James Kiltby le, carpenter